Plaza West redevelopment discussions were brought back to the table with city commissioners at a Tuesday work session. . The project would focus on bringing retail, multifamily housing, and hospitality to the Plaza West area. Commissioners previously met on the topic in July and expressed concerns with the areas floodplain. The area flooded during the 2018 flood of Wildcat Creek. Stantec Consulting Services presented studies during the work session Tuesday, and Wendy Van Duyne, area and landscape architect, said flooding concerns reshaped their ideas for development, stating the area still needs to be looked at as it is an underutilized…
Author: KMAN Staff
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for theft in the 1100 block of Hayes Dr. in Manhattan on December 14, 2021, around 8:46 a.m. Officers listed UPS as the victim when it was reported a 21-year-old…
On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with USD 383 Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid and board member Darell Edie. Local farmer Mary Mertz with River Creek Farms and Labco Restaurant and Market Chef/Owner Russ Loub discussed a new book titled Feast of the Fields: The Heart of Kansas Farms and Food. Book sales are supporting local FFA chapters. U.S. Senator Roger Marshall also joined the program.
Just like humans, cattle can find themselves getting sick during this time of year. Dr. Brain Lubbers, Kansas State Veterinary Medicine Associate Professor, tells KMAN one common illness this time of year is respiratory disease, which is hard to diagnose and catch right away. “Cattle are evolutionary, they’re prey animals, right, and so they don’t want to appear to be sick. So, when they do develop disease, they try to hide that. Lubbers says one tactic to catch respiratory disease early is the DART system. He says it is an acronym for what to look for in your cattle- depression,…
A Fort Riley Middle School student will be the youngest competitor in 2021 US Paralympics Swimming National Championship. Kenley Teller will be heading to Greensboro, North Carolina this week for the championship, after a year of being out of the pool due to COVID. Teller first participated in the national championship two years ago, where once again she was the youngest swimmer to participate. Teller was born with popliteal pterygium syndrome. In a press release from Geary County USD 475, Teller isn’t so much looking towards winning a gold medal, but making a new personal record. This has been her…
DODGE CITY, Kan. — The Kansas Highway Patrol has identified two people killed in the collision of two semitrailers east of Dodge City. Investigators say the crash happened at U.S. 50 and U.S. 283 about 4:50 a.m. Monday, when a northbound semi failed to yield at the intersection and collided with an eastbound semi. Investigators say both semitrailers caught fire. The Ford County Sheriff’s Office said first responders pulled the driver of the northbound semi, a 38-year-old woman from Mineral Wells, Texas, from the wreckage and rushed her to a Wichita hospital with serious injuries. Investigators say a passenger in…
MISSION, Kan. — The death toll from COVID-19 is approaching 800,000 in the U.S., bringing an end to an especially difficult year for the many families who lost loved ones during the pandemic. Carolyn Burnett is bracing for her first Christmas without her son Chris, a beloved Kansas high school football coach whose outdoor memorial service drew hundreds. The unvaccinated 34-year-old father of four died in September as a result of COVID-19 after nearly two weeks on a ventilator, and his loss has left a gaping hole for his family as the holidays approach. His mother set up a special…
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for theft in the 2600 block of Buttonwood Dr. in Manhattan on December 13, 2021, around 4:42 p.m. Officers listed a 28-year-old male as the victim when it was reported…
On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Riley County Commissioner Kathryn Focke and Community Corrections Intensive Supervision Officer Sara Darnell.
Fort Riley’s Parker Gate reopened Monday. The Parker Access Control Point had been closed in relation to a construction project that began in September. The gate will be closed on weekends and holidays, but otherwise is open Monday through Friday from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Access to the post through the Grant Access Control Point will see changes in January in connection with a road repair project. That starts January 10th at the junction of Huebner, Custer and McCormick Roads. Motorists are told to expect increased travel times during construction, which will continue through May.